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Persona Rapper Lotus Juice, Singer Shihoko Hirata to Perform at Otakon Matsuri
posted on by Jabulani Blyden
The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Thursday that Lotus Juice and Shihoko Hirata, a rapper and singer respectively known for their songs in the Persona series, will perform at the convention's Otakon Matsuri event on August 11.
Lotus Juice has provided music for much of the Persona game and anime series, including the theme songs for Persona 3 the Movie #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream, Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down, Persona 4 The Animation, Persona -trinity soul-, Persona 3, Persona 3 Fes, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 2 OP. He has also provided music for anime including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Soul Eater, Noragami, The irregular at magic high school, Black Butler, and Bungo Stray Dogs, among others. He is currently working on his third studio album.
Hirata collaborated with Persona frachise composer Shoji Meguro to provide songs for the Persona 4 game. She has also performed theme songs for Persona 4 The Animation and Persona 4 the Golden Animation.
Otakon Matsuri will be held at Baltimore's West Shore Park on August 11, a day before the main convention runs from August 12-14 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Naruto Shippūden theme song artist Diana Garnet will also perform at the Otakon Matsuri.
